Deception By My Side is Unknown Voidz’s first studio recorded EP. Produced by Toronto scene pillars Keegan Porterand Ty Begley at Metrolab Studios, it features noticeably more mature and honest songwriting compared to the trio’s debut. The EP was partially written during COVID lockdowns and speaks on mental health/life problems.

Lead single, “Lack of Everything,” is titled in regards to the person who inspired its creation. Zan wrote it in an angry state of mind while realizing that he was being taken advantage of and used by someone who did not reciprocate empathy or support. 

Keegan Porter and Ty Begley are very fun to work with. We wanted to work with people that could see our ideas and the vision we were looking for. Keegan and Ty not only saw what we were looking for, but also let us explore more ideas and helped us make an EP that we are all proud of. It felt very cool being to record in an actual studio, whereas the first self-titled EP was recorded in someone’s jam space where we rented all the equipment and did the recording ourselves. – Unknown Voidz

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Mixed by Keegan Porter and recorded at Metrolab Studios, Zan wrote this song about staying true to himself. If people get mad over him living his life and minding his own business? He just says “Take It As It Is.” Listen to “Take It As It Is” HERE.

Feelings of anger, pain, confusion and desire for self fulfillment seem to be the fuel for Unknown Voidz‘ catalogue. Zanwill often come to us with a lyrical skeleton and some chord progressions and the rest of us will create the optimal context. We try to write parts that we’re excited about. We hate being bored. – Jon Couzelis

I’m not confused or misguided
I know my rights and wrong but I know I’m going to hell

Keegan Porter is a whale in the music scene here in the Greater Toronto Area with a shipload of performance experience and countless recording projects in his books. Gooby and I played a couple of shows with a band of his at the time, Jammer’s Waffle House. I invited them to play a show in my backyard once. They were cool cats. Fast forward four-something years later and we’re on the live floor at Metrolab Studios with Keegan pushing the button. We did all of our overdubs in his home studio, which is absolutely endearing. Wooden interior, plants everywhere, cool paintings and spooky knickknacks. We ended up having a cookout in his backyard during one of the sessions. His solid demeanor and wealth of knowledge have made him our go-to guy for the past year or so. – Jon Couzelis

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